LOUISA, Ky. — A Lawrence County man has been arrested after he was accused of trying to cut out a woman’s tongue. Police were called Saturday night to a home on Cherryville Road, over a report of a man and woman fighting. When they spoke to the couple, the woman told police she had been…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — A proposal to build a medium-security federal prison and prison camp in Letcher County is one step closer to becoming a reality, following an environmental review by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers announced that development on Friday. He said the BOP has indicated…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Mingo County man was arrested after police say he assaulted his daughter at a high school basketball game. Robert Jerome Warren, 48, of Williamson, was at Pike County Central High School for the 60th District tournament Tuesday night, when police say the attack happened. The…
Read MoreNEON, Ky. — A Letcher County man currently under indictment in a pair of drug cases is back in trouble once again, after police raided his home following an undercover operation to buy drugs from him. Coy Lee Johnson, 55, of Neon, was arrested last Friday evening, after officers searched his home.…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pikeville psychiatrist currently under federal indictment for allegedly distributing drugs without a legitimate medical purpose now appears ready to enter a plea. Jason Noah Stamper, 52, of Coal Run Village, was arrested in December of 2022, after authorities raided his home…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has been his party’s leader in the Senate for nearly 20 years, will step down from that position in November. “To serve Kentucky in the Senate has been the honor of my life. To lead my Republican colleagues has been my highest…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A burned-out headlight was all it took for a central Kentucky man and woman to be arrested on drug charges in Magoffin County Sunday night. A deputy sheriff patrolling Burning Fork Road spotted a car with only one headlight, so he got behind it and followed. After the car turned…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Two CSX crew members were injured in an accident as a train was traveling through Prestonsburg Saturday night. CSX spokesman Bryan Tucker tells Mountain Top News that the train was going through the city just before 7 p.m., when it struck a large tree limb. Tucker said the two…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man will now answer allegations from a year ago that he stabbed a woman, following his release from jail for a probation violation. Johnny Gibson, 50, of Virgie, is charged with second-degree assault and persistent felony offender. Last February, police were called…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Floyd County man indicted on child porn charges earlier this month has been held without bond since he was first arrested back in December. On Friday, a special judge filling in on the case allowed him to go free without bond. Avery Newsome, 38, of Grethel, is currently charged…
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